LAWN TENNIS.
The third scries of inter-club matches tool; place on Saturday afternoon. Ideal tennis" conditions prevailed. Eden and Epsom and West End had "cry easy wins over Devonport and Onehunga respectively, in each case the losing side failed to score. The Auckland-Parnell match was very closely contested. The former club effected a slight surprise by winning by 13 to 11 points. West End now leads for the championship with 58 points, Eden and Epsom being a close second, .with 54 points. EDEN AND EPSOM (24) V. DEVONPORT (nil). A Men's Doubles: W. A. Brown mid Heather (E. and E.) beat Macky and Howarth (D.), 6—2, 6—l. A Combined Doubles: Billing and Miss Udy (E. and E.) boat Shirriffs and Miss Harvey (D.), 6—2, 6--5. A Ladies' Doubles: Misses Nicholson and (i. Gorrio (E. and E.) bout Mesdames Earl and Best (D.), 6--0, 6—o. . B Men's Doubles: Grossman and Dr. Bamford (E. and E.) boot Raiuger and Robson (D.), 6—2, 4—6, 6—3. B Combined Doubles: A. S. 0. Brown and Miss T. Walker (E. and E.) beat Ewen end Miss Handlcv (D.). 6—o. 6—3. B Ladies' Doubles: Mrs. Mair and Miss Buttle (E. and E.) beat 'Misses Dudcr Mid Caldwell (D.), 6-2, 6—4. AUCKLAND (13) V. PARNELL. (11). A Men's: Grigson and Cook' (P.) beat Hudson and Black (A.), 6—3, 6—3. A Ladies': Miss Woodroffc and Mrs. Allen (A.) beat Mrs. Freeman and Miss Mo tea if 9 (P.), 6—2, 6-3. . A Combined: Porter and Miss l'alhveli (A.) beat Henderson and Miss Cooke (P.), 2—6, 6—4, 6—l. B Men's: Simpson and Le Sieur (P.) beat Coppard and Snelling (A.), 6—2, 5—6, 6—3. B Ladies': Misses Williamson and Miss Butters (A.) beat Misses Davis and Walker (P.), 6—4, 1-6, 7—5. B Combined: Hunt and Miss Cooper ;P.) beat Warner and Miss Mace, 6—3, 6—5. WEST END (24) V. ONEHUNGA (nil). <Y Men's Doubles: Patcrson and Upton (W.E.) boat L. J. Taylor and G. L. Taylor (0.), 6—5, 6—3. J A Ladies' Doubles: Mrs. Cooper and diss Williams (W.E.) beat Misses Carhahan -md Haslctt (O.), 6—l, 6-0. A Combined Doubles: Dr. H. Keith end Miss Gray (W.E.) beat Richardson and Miss McLaughlin (O.), 6-1. 6-0. " B Men's Doubles: G. 11. Baker and Morpeth (W.E.) beat Ohlson and Suttio (O.), 6—o, 6—2. «■■;,., . B Combined Doubles: E. Hickson ind Miss Holland (W.E.) beat Mcintosh and Miss Watkins (0.), 6-1. 6—2. B Ladies' Doubles: Misses F. Bagnall and Utting (W.E.) beat Misses Carnahan and Haslott (0.), 6-2, 6-2.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13938, 21 December 1908, Page 9
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